Improved washing machiie



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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERN:

Be it known that I, CHARITY PENDLETON, of- Iowa City, in the County ofJohnson, and State ot' Iowa, have invented a new and useful improvement in Washing Machine; and I do hereby declare ,that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same,

reference being had to the accompanying dra-wings, forming partei this specification, in whichi Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved washing machine taken through the line x ic, iig. 2. Figure 2 is a verticalcross-section ofthe same taken through the line y y, iig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. ,My invention has for its object to improve the construction of'my washing machine patented July 12, 1859,

and numbered 24,754, to'whieh Letters Patent schedule of additional improvement No. 281 was annexed May 29,

1860. And it consists in the combination of a furnace with the tub or reservoir so aste boil the clothes at the same timeV they are being washed or rubbed; in dividing the tub inte compartments byone or more partitions,

so that water may be heated or a part of the clothes boiled, while the clothes or a part of'them are being washed or rubbed; and in forming the bottom of the tub of galvanized iron or other metal that will stand the iire, and will not eorrode or rust, and thus stain the clothes. I

A are the feet or supports upon which 'the machine stands; B are the sides of the tub; C is the bottom;

and D is a partition extending through it. The bottom C is made of galvanized iron or other metal that will stand' the re and will not Acori-ode or rust. The bottom C is corrugated or lined with a corrugated plate so as to form the lower rubber of the machine. D is a partition extending through the tub s as to divide it into two water-tight compartments, Eand F, as shown in fig. 2. G- is a hole or opening formed through the partition D fdr convenience in drawing the water from one compartment to another when desired.4 Thisopening may beclosed by'a stop-cock or by a sliding gate, H, as shown in iig. 2, and in' dottedlines in fig. 1. I is the rubber frame, consisting of two levers, c", by which it is operated; the arms z'zto which the plates are attached; L

the adjustable corrugated plate i3 for stirring and turning the clothes; the self-adjusting rubber plate t, the perforated plate i5 for preventing the clothes from getting upon the upper side of the rubber plate 23,. and th-e plate z for confining the clothes whenany particular part requires additional rubbing, about the construction of which parts of said frame there is nothing new. One journal of the rubber frame I works in bearings iu the side B of the machine, and the other end works in bearings in the partition D, as shown in iig. 2. J is a furnace placed beneath and attached to the bottom C of the tub, so that the said bottom may form the top of the said furnace J. The smoke pipe or iiue K passes up through the bottom .of the tub, and through the com- `partment F, so as to utilize the heat that would otherwise escape, and at the same time to more thoroughly and `more quickly heat the water in said compartment. `The nue K must be made of galvanized or other metal that will resist the corrosive action of the water. p

In using the machine, water is put into the 'compartment F, and water and elothesinto the compartment E. The fire is then kindled and the rubber operated. The operator soon finds that the clothes are being rubbed in boiling water, while at the same time fresh water is boiling in the compartment F ready 'for use. `When desired the dirty water may be drawn ed' from the compartment E through the opening L, and fresh water admitted from the compartment F; or4 the clothes may be wrong out and placed in the compartment F to boil, while another lot is being rubbed iu the compartment If desired another compartment may be formed by passing another partition through the tub, so that a part of the clothes may be rubbed in one compartment, a part boiled in another, and fresh water heated in a third, all at the same time.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The water-tight compartments E and F, formed by the partition D,` provided with the hole Gr, and slidinggate II, when constructed and arranged as herein set forth for the purpose specified.

' CHARITY PENDLETON. Witnesses:

O. C. IsBnLL, L. B. PATTERSON. 

